The Cultural Conservation Corps (CCC)
Around the world, youth are shaping a global movement known as the Cultural Conservation Corps (CCC) — a collective effort to protect, reclaim, and reimagine cultural knowledge in the age of AI.
The Cultural Conservation Corps (CCC)
Around the world, youth are shaping a global movement known as the Cultural Conservation Corps (CCC) — a collective effort to protect, reclaim, and reimagine cultural knowledge in the age of AI.
The CCC trains youth as:
Cultural data stewards
Digital storytellers
Ethical technologists
This program bridges intergenerational knowledge and AI fluency — equipping youth to safeguard, activate, and govern their communities’ cultural data.
The CCC trains youth as:
Cultural data stewards
Digital storytellers
Ethical technologists
This program bridges intergenerational knowledge and AI fluency — equipping youth to safeguard, activate, and govern their communities’ cultural data.
Program Highlights
Oral history collection & audio preservation
Community-owned language archives
Youth-designed GPTs and prompt libraries
Ethical training and co-creation protocols
Elder-youth storytelling collaborations
What Makes CCC Different
Tools are co-designed and owned by the communities using them.
Youth aren’t just users — they’re shapers, protectors, and translators.
Ethics isn’t an afterthought — it’s embedded from day one.
No training without consent. No datasets without provenance.
The first CCC training took place in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, where 34 Indigenous youth from Mindanao’s Regions 10, 11, 12, and 13 came together to explore ethical AI, data stewardship, and cultural preservation. This inaugural training was made possible through the RAPID Growth Project of the Education Development Center (EDC), in collaboration with the Philippines Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and funded by Bank of America.
Call to Action
RootsAI is preparing to launch CCC in select regions. If you’re a youth organizer, community educator, or cultural steward — we’d love to hear from you.
Join the CCC Movement!
Program Highlights
Oral history collection & audio preservation
Community-owned language archives
Youth-designed GPTs and prompt libraries
Ethical training and co-creation protocols
Elder-youth storytelling collaborations
What Makes CCC Different
Tools are co-designed and owned by the communities using them.
Youth aren’t just users — they’re shapers, protectors, and translators.
Ethics isn’t an afterthought — it’s embedded from day one.
No training without consent. No datasets without provenance.
The first CCC training took place in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, where 34 Indigenous youth from Mindanao’s Regions 10, 11, 12, and 13 came together to explore ethical AI, data stewardship, and cultural preservation. This inaugural training was made possible through the RAPID Growth Project of the Education Development Center (EDC), in collaboration with the Philippines Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and funded by Bank of America.
Call to Action
RootsAI is preparing to launch CCC in select regions. If you’re a youth organizer, community educator, or cultural steward — we’d love to hear from you.
RootsAI is preparing to launch CCC in select regions. If you’re a youth organizer, community educator, or cultural steward — we’d love to hear from you.
Join the CCC Movement!
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